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Wasn't it just yesterday I was looking at a pic of a baby hedgehog in a spoon somewhere on here? Where did it go?

There was a sad story on our local news last night about a coop burning down due to a heat lamp - all birds were killed. What a horror for the owners. It was a good reminder to me that this is the time of year for those of who do use heat in our coops to take a close look at our equipment...

Not sure what category to put this under - I know there's guys on here with very distinct opinions about chainsaws - I need help! My husband's chainsaw is too heavy and big for me to use, it's always squirting gas at me, it's smelly, and it's a pain to start. The other day I told him I wanted...

Help! I've never grown hollyhocks and all my garden books are packed away while I paint the den! Someone gave me some hollyhock seeds, still in the heads. There are zillions of them; some are plumper than others and I'm assuming those are the more viable ones, but I'm not sure... What should I...

My girls are molting hard and fast and I ate my last stored egg from them a couple of days ago. Two breakfasts with no eggs - yuck! I guess I'll have to stop on the way home and buy some -

My old dog has finally lost the use of her back legs. I never thought I'd be someone who puts their dog in a cart, but her condition is not painful, and she still has such interest in life and in doing things. I just can't see putting down a dog who still has so much zest for life. Her only...

Help! I have a very old goldfish that lives in my pond in the summer, and in an inside tank in the winter. For many years he had a buddy, but that fish was killed last summer. Since then I have brought home innumerable new little companions to keep him company, but none of them lasts more...

We all know there is no animal more addicted to the daily routine as a chicken is (try doing your chores later than they expect you to and see how cranky they get!). However, I have to wonder what is it that once in a blue moon causes them to change a routine. For instance, I have a very old...

OK, my suspect baby sure enough turned out to be a roo. However, unlike the roo I had a couple of years ago (who started to crow around 3:30 AM and never stopped ALL DAY LONG), this little boy seems to be unusually quiet (I'm not complaining, believe me! ). Just when the sun comes up, he'll...

Hi All - I have never raised SLWs before, so I have no point of reference, but I have a sneaking suspicion that one of my babies is a little boy! I can't post a pic because I still can't figure out how to do it even after all these years. Anyway, can you guys show me some pictures so that I...

After years of only having Australorps and NHRs in my little flock, I'm trying something new this spring - silver-laced Wyandottes. I chose them soley for personality and cosmetics - I think they'll look cool puttering around next to the black sheeny plumage of the Australorps. Anyway, my...

Help! This is the first spring in years and years that I don't have an overwhelming desire to have baby chicks! Am I ill? I love a fluffy chick as much as the next person, so what's up with me? To make matters worse, I have had some losses this winter in my old biddy ranks, and at the moment...

To make a long saga short, two of the horses I have taken care of for the last 7 years were put down this morning. We knew it would be coming eventually, as both are old and have been losing ground, but we thought we could get them through one more winter. Sadly, it was not to be, and the...

Did you know that, as a part of your budget cuts, your governor has eliminated the farm operations training programs at prisons? Happily, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (my favorite) will continue, as the TRF funds these programs itself, but all the other farm programs are ending. This...

Here's a weird thing: The old TB mare I take care of, who is well into her twenties and whom I have known for years, bit me yesterday! I was leaning over her stall door, and she walked over to me (I thought for a cuddle), and she grabbed ahold of my hand and yanked on it! Happily she got...

Next week I have to be in Albuquerque for a conference, and I am researching what to do in my free time. Unfortunately, I have found many cool things to do there, and I need help narrowing it down! I really want to go to the Petroglyph National Monument, and to the Maxwell Museum of...

Does anyone know how to get those tiny burrs out of fleece? I rode through some the other day and my fleece pants and coat are COVERED!

My little bunny girl is turning seven years old this Sunday. I can't believe it! The men don't know that we're turning the weekly football gathering into a bunny birthday party!

Well, the girls are moulting, and my egg supply has run out. I had to buy eggs from someone else - :mad: It makes me long for those early summer days when the eggs are rolling out of the refrigerator every time the door is opened!

Authorities in Dover, NC have taken in over 380 animals in a cruelty and neglect seizure called "Operation Noah's Ark". The last group of animals is ready to go out to foster homes, and they need all the help they can get. It looks like they have cats, dogs, parakeets, ducks, horses, goats...